Where the shower drain goes decides everything
The drain is a hole in the floor, and once it's cut, the shower is whatever the drain allows for the life of the room. What it decides (the step, the seat, the controls), what to ask for, and the week it closes.
Walk-in shower or tub: which one for a body that's changing?
"I need a walk-in shower" is a product. What has to be possible on a bad day is a requirement, and it decides between a tub, a walk-in tub and a step-free shower. Plus the one decision that closes before the plumber arrives.
How to make my mother's bathroom safer
The safest bathroom is the one your mother keeps using. Four questions decide whether she does: the step into the shower, somewhere to sit, what she grabs, and whether she can see. What changes when the answer is no, this week or in a renovation.
What to put behind the wall before the drywall goes up
A grab bar needs wood behind the wall, and adding it while the wall is open costs a few dollars and ten minutes. After the tile goes on, the same wood means opening the wall again. Here's where to put it, how high, and the one sentence to say to your contractor.
Renovating for a parent who's moving in: who gets to decide
You hold the budget and the contractor. Your parent has to live in the room. Here's what stays theirs to decide, how to ask without a fight, and which decisions about the new room close before the drawing is approved.